Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9812478(2022)

Generating Isolated Attosecond X-Ray Pulses by Wavefront Control in a Seeded Free-Electron Laser

Yaozong Xiao1...2, Chao Feng1,2,3,*, and Bo Liu1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 1, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 6, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Feng Chao (fengchao@zjlab.org.cn)

    DOI:10.34133/2022/9812478

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